Ara was surprised at first when Harvey called her and said that he was waiting in the parking lot of the mall and there to pick them up, but she just shrugged it off.But when they were already alone in the room, she saw that he was somehow distracted and restless, so she couldn’t stop herself but ask him.“Hon, there’s nothing between Divine and me, not in the past, not in the present, and most especially not in the future,” Harvey said with his pitiful look. She raised her brows when she heard what he said.“Hmmph? How about the necklace?” she asked. Ara wanted to know where Divine saw the necklace because, from the time she woke up from the accident and occupied the body of Arrianne, she never saw Harvey wearing it. Based on her father’s narration of the past event, it was her Uncle Domeng who discovered the necklace after he checked Harvey’s belongings after his death. Then right now, the necklace might be secretly hidden somewhere, where only known to Harvey. Or maybe it was hid
While on the road, Ara read the information her father sent to her about Aries, the young man that came with her grandfather and uncle. According to her father, Aries was her cousin and stepbrother of Anaya. Apparently, her uncle married Aries's mother, but she died due to complications of giving birth. Then, later he married Anaya’s mother, who already has a daughter, which is Anaya. When Ara read the information, she was a bit conflicted after knowing that she was oppressed by someone who was not blood-related to her and just imposing to be one. She sighed. Ara doesn’t know whether it was a blessing in disguise that Ara was not the one that the Montemayor found. On the other hand, if she was the one who was in Arrianne’s situation, she was sure that no one would ever have the chance to bully her. Anyways, that was not her concern at the moment, she will think about it some other time. Upon their arrival at their residence, Ara offered some snacks to her family while preparing the
After Arrianne cried, she felt exhausted. Harvey carried her to their room, gently put her in the bed, tucked the quilt, and kissed her forehead before lying beside her.In the morning, Arrianne woke up a little late than her usual wake-up time, and when she went down, she heard some noises in the kitchen. She went directly to the kitchen and saw Adrian cooking while her grandfather was sitting looking at him, and her cousin was helping him.“Good morning, Mom!” Adrian said when he looked up and saw her. Adrian went to her side and kissed her on her cheeks.“Good morning, baby!” she responded and kissed him back.“You need help?” she asked while looking at her cousin.“No need Mom we are doing just fine. Uncle is a good helper.” Adrian replied.“Just sit there and have fun with grandpa,” Aries replied. Then, he served her breakfast. She smiled and let her son do what he wanted to do while watching him on the side, just in case he needed help while chatting with her grandpa.“Grandpa,
When they returned home, their friends with their families were already there. The meals were ready. And Ara found out that her father prepared the food, and Uncle Domeng picked it up from one of the branches of Twins. The foods were all her favorites. It was the foods her father usually served during her birthdays and family events.Thinking about her previous birthdays when her family was still complete, her parents would bring food to the school to celebrate her birthday with her friends and classmates. Then they will celebrate her birthday at home, just the three of them. Simple and intimate. After they learned about her father's death, her mother tried to continue celebrating her birthday just like before. The only difference was that they were just the only two left. But now, it seems that it will only be her and her father who will celebrate her birthdays in the future. Then, when her mother died, she no longer celebrated her birthday. She will only bring food when she visits
When Harvey heard his father-in-law's request, he immediately became wary, but he just said that Ara needed the necklace. Although Harvey had some doubts about why he asked him to give back the necklace that Ara had given him before, however considering that Ara recognized him as her father and trusted him, Harvey reluctantly pulled out the necklace from his neck and gave it to the man. In any case, he has the means to retrieve it if he found out some irregularities in the man.He didn’t leave his gaze on the necklace while the man reached it. He has been using it since it was given to him, and he safely kept it in the vault after he got married to Ara. Then, wear it again after Ara’s accident. At the time, he decided to lock it in the vault, he didn’t know what was on his mind because he only felt that he needed to secure it first, and after Ara’s accident, he had the urge to wear it again.Now, that necklace will return to the rightful owner.He saw the man pick another necklace fro
The efficiency of the arrangement of Ara’s father was fast. He immediately arranged for the lawyer to meet Ara after she was discharged. Ara informed the lawyer of the possible scenarios that may occur once Janet’s fake identity was exposed. With the lawyer’s guidance, Ara decides to transfer her share in Diana Furnishing to Harvey and put all her money into Adrian’s Trust funds. In this way, it would be safe even, and there was no way for Janet to take the money even if problems have risen in the future. She also entrusted a sealed letter to a lawyer that once there something happened, it would affect the properties or life of Adrian, he should contact Arrianne Lusuegro (herself) and give the letter to her. Ara knew that once she returned to her own body, she would forget everything she had experienced as Harvey's wife and Adrian's mother. But she believed she could not disregard the letter she would receive from someone, whether it came from her acquaintance or even a stranger. Th
After coming down from Marinaya Mountain, Ara, and her father decided to rest at a nearby hotel before returning to the city. After they checked in, Ara checked her phone and saw that the battery was already drained, which could be expected considering that they had been staying in the tribe for almost a month. She picked up the charger and went inside the bathroom to take a bath. Although the tribe community was located in the innermost of the mountain, the tribe created a secret passage that allowed them to go in and out of the community to the town faster, but it was still exhausting going down the mountain for over half a day. Now, she only wants to have a long soak in a hot bath. She adjusted the water temperature, put a few drops of lavender oil, and lit a scented candle for a more relaxing effect. It’s a good thing that for a small town, they have such a 3-star hotel, and their services were already top-notch, and she saw that there was already tourist exploring the place. Ma
Just after Ara hung up the phone, a nurse went to her side and introduced herself as the one from the organization and the one who would donate blood for her son. She found out that her name was Ana, a nurse in the Pediatrics Department in the Hospital, and was already aware of her son’s condition even before the organization posted a notice to the group.Ara thanked her and gave her a calling card to contact her if she needed help in the future. That was the only thing she could do for the woman as the organization prohibits members to accept payment in helping their members or their family when it comes to helping them with blood donations. So, to show her gratefulness for saving her son, Ara is willing to help in return. Besides, her husband was rich and powerful, and his connection was wide, so she believed it would not be hard to help in the future.Ana thanked her, and just as she turned around to go where she was going to draw blood; when suddenly, someone grabbed her hand. Ara
The next day, it was still dark outside when Adrian woke up. He immediately climbed out of bed and went to his parent’s room. He knocked softly but heard nothing, so he slowly opened the door and carefully climbed up in the middle of the bed, lay down, and hugged his mother before closing his eyes. Harvey opened his eyes. He can only shake his head but does not say anything. He carefully tugged the quilt to his wife and son and hugged them both.When Ara woke up, she saw Harvey sitting in the bed with his laptop and Adrian with his book.“Wake up?” Harvey said when he felt some movement in his wife’s side.“Hmmm, Good morning, happy birthday, baby!” Ara said when she saw her son. She got up and hugged and kissed him.“Good morning, Mom!”“What time is it? Why didn’t you wake me up?” she turned to her husband.“It’s still early. Don’t worry.”“Let me prepare for our breakfast first before we go out.”“Actually, why don’t we let Aunt Melba prepare our breakfast? You don’t have much rest
After another week of recovery at home, Adrian was finally able to return to school. And soon, Friday comes and it’s a day before Adrian’s birthday. It was planned that they would celebrate Adrian’s friend and classmates and tomorrow, the actual day of his birthday will only be celebrated by their family. When it the time for the student to return home, the class where Adrian belongs was happily chatting, while walking to the gate. When they reached the gate, they looked for their nannies or parents who picked them up, and then they looked at Adrian to ask for their service. Adrian looked around and saw his Aunt Lulu walking to their side.“Are you ready guys?” Lulu smilingly asked.“Yes!” the children happily shouted.“Then, let’s go”. There are only 20 children plus their nannies and the parents who pick up their children, so Ara rented a bus for them to fit in. Although some of the parents who pick up their children have their own car, they still ride the bus as it is a rare exp
Ara immediately went to the bathroom to wash up. When she opens the bathroom, she found no one inside the room. Harvey was not inside but heard him talking to someone on the phone. She lay down on the bed to wait for Harvey to finish his call, but before even Harvey returned to the room, Ara could no longer fight her exhaustion and tiredness. Her lack of rest and sleep this past few days had taken her the moment her body touched the bed.Harvey listened to his wife’s gradually steady and shallow breathing. He slowly lay beside her, embraced her, and kissed her forehead before closing his eyes. He was also sleep-deprived these past few days and needs to rest. After a week, Adrian was discharged from the hospital and allowed to recuperate at home. During this time, while the investigations were ongoing, the case had already been filed in court against the woman who injured Adrian. The case was also featured in the news and is trending in social media. There are a lot of video clips of
Ara confirmed first that Adrian had already fallen asleep. After waiting for him to be in a deep sleep, Ara got out of bed and tucked him in before she left the room. She went to the connecting room, which she used as her room while accompanying Adrian. The hospital really lives up to its tagline, where the patient lives like a guest in a hotel; just like the room they booked, it has its own kitchen, living area, and two rooms for the patient and the other for the one, for those who are taking care or looking after the patient.Ara picked up her notebook and wrote her ideas for her son’s birthday. She was in a good mood right now, and her ideas came effortlessly. Besides, the time is a bit tight because she only has a month to plan everything. She has a lot of ideas, and she writes them down in her notebook one by one and how they should be done. She also wrote the menus, the giveaways, gifts to give to those who will attend, prices for the games, etc. Of course, she needed to have A
After Ara’s emotions subsided a little, and after she calmed down, Harvey and Ara walked and sat beside Adrian’s bed. Harvey silently held his wife’s hand and sometimes hugged her to give her some comfort and assurance that everything would be fine and that Adrian soon woke up.It was terrifying quiet inside the ward, with only the sound of various instruments running. The wait for Adrian to wake up seems too long. But both the husband and wife did not want to break the solemnity of silence. They were comforting themselves and knowing the presence of the other was enough and having their own thought wishing for Adrian to wake up soon and his fast recovery.When the night fell, Adrian woke up, and Ara was so happy, and finally, her heart felt relieved and settled. She didn’t even realize her face was already soaked with tears from crying because of how happy she was. “Mom, I’m sick!” Adrian said while trying to look aggrieved and looking for an embrace from his mother, but Ara was too
After Uncle Domeng finished talking about the result of the investigation, she also instructed him to investigate further regarding the family of Janet and if they could uncover the mystery of Adrian’s birth. She was curious as to who is his biological mother. Uncle Domeng nodded and left the room to continue with the task. Ara picked up her phone and dialed a number saved on the phone. Her heart was beating faster as the phone kept ringing. Just the other party picked up the phone on his end, the phone in Ara's hand was suddenly snatched, and when she looked back, it was her father. She frowned and looked as if asking for the reason behind his attitude. Enrico saw the name on the phone and directly canceled the call before looking at his daughter questioning look.“Why are you calling him?” Enrico asked first, not minding the puzzled look from his daughter.“I just want to know if he knows that Adrian was not Janet’s son.” Despite the dissatisfaction of Ara, she still answered her
After Uncle Domeng confirmed that the husband and wife would keep the matter a secret, he expressed his thanks and immediately went to Ara’s side and saw Ara’s father opening the food pack.“Let’s eat first before you talk about everything. I know you want to know about the investigation, but it’s hard to think if you are hungry.” Enrico said to her daughter.“I’m not hungry,” Ara said while looking at her Uncle.“Even if you’re not hungry, you still have to eat, so you can have the strength to taking-care of Adrian. What will happen to him if you will get sick.” Enrico still tried to persuade his daughter, but Ara just closed her eyes while sitting on the bench near the ICU where Adrian was put for observation after the surgery. After looking at her daughter, he sighed and shakes his head. After a while, he called her using the tone which he usually used when he was disciplining her when she was still a child.“Arrianne Jade Lusuegro!” Ara suddenly opened her eyes when she heard her
Just after Ara hung up the phone, a nurse went to her side and introduced herself as the one from the organization and the one who would donate blood for her son. She found out that her name was Ana, a nurse in the Pediatrics Department in the Hospital, and was already aware of her son’s condition even before the organization posted a notice to the group.Ara thanked her and gave her a calling card to contact her if she needed help in the future. That was the only thing she could do for the woman as the organization prohibits members to accept payment in helping their members or their family when it comes to helping them with blood donations. So, to show her gratefulness for saving her son, Ara is willing to help in return. Besides, her husband was rich and powerful, and his connection was wide, so she believed it would not be hard to help in the future.Ana thanked her, and just as she turned around to go where she was going to draw blood; when suddenly, someone grabbed her hand. Ara
After coming down from Marinaya Mountain, Ara, and her father decided to rest at a nearby hotel before returning to the city. After they checked in, Ara checked her phone and saw that the battery was already drained, which could be expected considering that they had been staying in the tribe for almost a month. She picked up the charger and went inside the bathroom to take a bath. Although the tribe community was located in the innermost of the mountain, the tribe created a secret passage that allowed them to go in and out of the community to the town faster, but it was still exhausting going down the mountain for over half a day. Now, she only wants to have a long soak in a hot bath. She adjusted the water temperature, put a few drops of lavender oil, and lit a scented candle for a more relaxing effect. It’s a good thing that for a small town, they have such a 3-star hotel, and their services were already top-notch, and she saw that there was already tourist exploring the place. Ma